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A genuine desire, therefore, to maintain the premises at the
highest level is, to some extent, frustrated by the building situation
which compels the present circumstances to be endured rather than
welcomed.
Food and Drugs Act, 1938—Section 13.
19 informal notices were served during the year on owners of
premises coming within the scope of this Section of the Food and
Drugs Act, 1938. No statutory action was required.
Food and Drugs Act, 1938.
The Essex County Council as the Food and Drugs Authority
for this District administer the provisions of the Act which relate
mainly to the composition of food and drugs.
1 am indebted to Mr. F. W. Horsnell, the Chief Inspector,
Weights and Measures, etc., Department of the Essex County
Council, who has kindly furnished the, following particulars of
samples taken by his department within the Urban District during
1947.
Article. No. of Samples.
Acidulated Fruit Drops 1
Baking Powder 2
Baking Bi-carb. of Soda 1
Baked Farfals 1
Barley Flour 1
Barley Mints 1
Beef Sausages 1
Bi-carb. of Soda 1
Black Pepper 1
Black Pudding 2
Borax 1
Breakfast Sausages 1
Bread 1
Butter 13
Caramel Taps (Sweetmeat) 1
Cake Mixture 1
Cake Flour 1
Cayenne Pepper 2
Cake Dressing 1
Cheese 1
Chocolate Allsorts 1
Condensed Skimmed Milk 1
Cocoa 1
Cooking Fat 7
Curry Powder 4
Coffee and Chicory 1
Coffee 1
Cream of Barley 1
Edible Cake Decoration 1
Epsom Salts 1
Faggot Meat 1